Some believe it was possibly written by Pope John XXII. Ignatius was the author since it is at the beginning of his Spiritual Exercises although a few manuscripts that include the prayer have been found that predate the Spiritual Exercises.
It is a prayer from around the 14th century. The sequence of sentences in Anima Christi have rich associations with Catholic concepts that relate to the Holy Eucharist (Body and Blood of Christ), Baptism (water) and the Passion of Jesus (Holy Wounds).
It’s authorship is unknown and many had believed that St. Share, download and print anima christi by Misc Praise Songs free sheet music with the worlds largest community of sheet music creators, composers, performers, music teachers, students, beginners, artists, and other musicians with over 1,500,000 digital sheet music to play, practice, learn and enjoy. Anima Christi means Soul of Christ in Latin. Anima Christi Lyrics: Soul of Christ / Sanctify me / Body of Christ save me / Water from the side of Christ / Wash me, Passion of Christ / Give me strength / Hear me Jesus / Hide me in thy wounds. This is a translation of the Latin: Soul of Christ, sanctify me. It’s authorship is unknown and many had believed that St. The prayer comes from the 14th century and was a favorite of St. Here is a beautiful choral setting of the Anima Christi, the prayer that Ignatius placed at the beginning of the Spiritual Exercises. The prayer comes from the 14th century and was a favorite of St. Anima Christi means “the soul of Christ”.